hey cousins, i can now be contacted thru either my deviant art account or facebook, both of which can be found on my main website at-
http://duss005.com/

new site is LIVE

hey everyone!

my new site is up and running folks, i am the happiest person awake right now. Complete with clutter free browsing, a store, and you know.. just shit to make my life easier. please check it out when you get a chance-

[link]



hells yeah!
-d

Batman: Streets of Gotham

Cover to an upcoming Batman: Streets of Gotham book. Ink and quill, wash, colored in photoshop. 11 x 17 on hotpress. Simple colors inspired by 80's Batman stuff i grew up on/ Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns

also- many thanks to my buddy Sean Murphy for introducing me to the very fine works of Sergio Toppi, in which this piece was inspired by ( whether you can tell or not).

for SHO!

be cool my babies.

hold your mistake up

max from where the wild things are by maurice sendak

5 x 5 pencil on hotpress

a great cover of this song-

wilson fisk

im not up to date on my marvel reading, but i remember back in the late 80's or early 90's, Kingpin was a badass and i always liked his character.

5 x 11 watercolor, 300lb softpress

The Road

aside from the film just being amazing, one thing i really enjoyed about the cinematography was the use of the very limited palette of blues/grays/browns in all the current situation scenes. with the flashbacks in very vibrant warm colors to contrast better times.

anyway, blahblahblah- here's me trying out that cooler palette on this very small paper- 5x11 watercolor on 300lb softpress

"If I were God, I would have made the world just so and no different."

again, an amazing piece of work, and aside from it being obviously depressing- it's actually holds very optimistic values. also, it reminded me much of Isao Takahata's Grave of the Fireflies ( in some parts).

Cover to Batman Streets of Gotham #9

If you've read the previous issues of our book with the character Zsasz, you can recognize the red/black way he sees the world thru his eyes. This is a cover based on that.

12 x 18 acrylic ink and watercolor, 300lb hotpress.

the solicitation reads-

BATMAN: STREETS OF GOTHAM #9
On Sale February 17 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US
Written by Paul Dini; co-feature written by Marc Andreyko Art by Dustin Nguyen & Derek Fridolfs • co-feature art by Jeremy Haun • Cover by Dustin Nguyen
It’s Batman, Robin and Abuse against Zsasz’s army! Will the heroes be able to save the captured children in time?
And in the Manhunter co-feature, the trial takes a turn as Jane Doe has a new suspect on her radar – the ever dangerous Black Mask!

halloween short story

*please download or enlarge to read*

I had not planned to do this last minute, but work and deadlines gave me jsut the last few hours to do this for halloween.

the lyrics should make up for the rushed art though, really great last verse of Geto Boys' "mind playin tricks on me" by Bushwick Bill

its about 3:40 seconds into the song.

happy halloween folks, sorry no pinup again. I really jsut like drawing stories more than i do drawing pinups.

ink and photoshop, 17x11

this thing

called love

just a quick sketch reminder that our Little Gothams story hits newstands today in the Detective Comics annual!

sure its a super short story, but its ...super fun!

so there. that's the best i have at 4am. thanks ahead of time to all those that are willing to give it a shot!

gooood night.

little DKR

our short story featuring the little Gothams [link] came out today in the BATMAN ANNUAL #27. I wanted to kick it off with another piece featuring some fun sized batman.

what better way than old man bruce and carrie kelly?

thanks ahead of time to those who give this issue a shot, it has definitely been a passion project for derek and i, and those who know me or at least follow my blog or journal work here on deviant, know that i've been pushing this for the past 3+ years.

many thanks.

things on my desk this week.

Long Beach Press Telegram article today

hey! i got featured in the big local paper out in Long Beach today, you can pick up the printed copy and also the online article here-

http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_13434582?source=rss

yes, that's me looking off to the distance...away from the camera. i should have changed my shirt now thinking about it.

It is mostly about the show and how the folks putting it together plan to run things, how we all hope for it to be a success. See you guys in a few days!

red head on the piano

tori amos never sits still when she plays. sketch before heading to bed.
4x 6 watercolor on 300lb hotpress

little Batman and Detective Annuals

Hey Everyone!

so we've finally managed to get this project rolling a bit! The great folks over at DCU blog showed us some love this morning, then newsarma and CBR gave us a bit more press, and i'm hoping it starts spreading like the rage virus ( been watching a lot of 28 days, weeks.. hopefully months soon.)

anyway- back in July of 2008, i did this piece of all my favorites from the Gotham City cast and got great feedback, so i decided to pursue it. DC is awesome.

Next month, I team up with my long time friend Derek Fridolfs and also artist/writer who inks our Batman: Streets of Gotham- to bring you guys- Little Gothams! We will have two, 2 page stories in each of the annuals out that month. One called Off Rogue Racing, from above and one titled Questions and Answers, from below. I know- not really HUGE stories, but then they are not really HUGE characters haha.

And to answer the one question everyone including people internally ask-

NO, they are NOT kids. Why do they look that way? Because the stories we want to tell aren't all that serious- they are fun, whimsical, light hearted, and very all ages friendly. Derek and I both have a huge love for the animation and stories we grew up with, and the majority of it will be homage back if not referencing back to those- with a twist of our own. With that, i figure i can take the style to something a bit more fun and whimsical as well. Obviously im not the first to do this style, but its a style i do enjoy drawing in at times when i am done drawing mature readers books and murder mysteries for the night. My kids also enjoy seeing them a lot, and its something i can share with them at the end of the day.

so as they say- carpet denim! Thanks for looking everyone, please give it a shot next month.

ponyo

my favorite scene from the movie.

SDCC 2009

Hey folks, super excited about the con this weekend, here is the print i'll be having this year in a super sexy 12 x 18 banner size for folks. This along with a few others you'll find only in artist alley, with tons of original art for sale as well. i also, will be doing the free head sketch with each purchase for folks. the times and days i'll be at the DC Booth for signing and sketching this summer for SDCC.-

THURSDAY

3-4pm – SIGNING: DC booth


FRIDAY

12:30-1:30pm – PANEL: Batman New Dynamic (Room 6DE)

3-4pm – SIGNING: DC booth


SATURDAY
12-1pm – SIGNING: DC booth

when not there, i will be in Artist Alley table at FF-04


hope to see you soon in person, thanks for the continued watch, comments, and encouragements! be well folks.

-dustin


new issue of BATMAN: Streets of Gotham out today 7/14!the

the process for the image above-

SDCC DC Booth signing schedule and Artist Alley

hey cousins, just a quick post on the times and days i'll be at the DC Booth for signing and sketching this summer for SDCC.-

THURSDAY

3-4pm – SIGNING: DC booth


FRIDAY

12:30-1:30pm – PANEL: Batman New Dynamic (Room 6DE)

3-4pm – SIGNING: DC booth


SATURDAY
12-1pm – SIGNING: DC booth

when not there, i will be in Artist Alley table at FF-04

with tons of original art for sale as well as prints galore + a new one to debut at the show.

hope to see you soon in person, thanks for the continued watch, comments, and encouragements! be well folks.

-dustin


new issue of BATMAN: Streets of Gotham out today 7/14!

Batman: Streets of Gotham cover 5

cover to our 5th issue of Batman: Streets of Gotham

my first shot at Huntress on a cover, i've not been keeping up wiht her lately, so was given reference for the costume. i can hear fans everywhere complaining to no end already. Manbat was a first as well, but he's been wearing the same thing since the 80's right? or 70s? painted it at the same time as my hellboy/batman piece so i went with the similar sky color scheme. force of habit i guess.

watercolor, approx 15 x 20 on 300lb hotpress.

kina grannis

the very lovely voice-

http://www.kinagrannis.com/blog/